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Taxon:  Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.



Summary
Genus:
Vigna
Subgenus:
Vigna
Section:
Vigna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Phaseolinae
Nomen number:
105107
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 35:474. 1981
Verified:
03/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
47 (44  active, 42  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. spontanea (Harms) Pasquet (0 active accession[s])
Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc. var. subterranea (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Glycine subterranea L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Voandzeia subterranea (L.) Thouars ex DC.

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Reference(s)
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  3. Basu, S. et al. 2004. The genetics of bambara groundnut and the construction of a genetic linkage map. Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress. New directions for a diverse planet. Brisbane, Australia. 7 pp.
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  7. Chankaew, S. et al. 2011. Genetic diversity of the Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) as assessed by SSR markers. Genome 54:889-910.
  8. Fatokun, C. A. et al. 1993. Molecular taxonomic relationships in the genus Vigna based on RFLP analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:97-104.
  9. Fatokun, C. A. et al. 1993. Molecular taxonomic relationships in the genus Vigna based on RFLP analysis. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86:97-104.
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Common names
English
Bambara groundnut –
Bambara-bean –
Congo goober –
ground-bean –
hog-peanut –
French
pois bambara –
voandzou –
German
Bambaraerdnuß –
Portuguese
jinguba-de-Cabambe –
Spanish
bambarra –
guandsú –
guisante de tierra –
maní de bambarra –
Swedish
bambarajordnöt –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  
2Cultivated     
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan, Chad
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodpulse Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:74.
Human foodvegetable Maesen, L. J. G. van der & Sadikin Somaatmadja, eds. 1989. Pulses. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 1:74.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105107. Accessed 27 December 2024.

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